The parents of a UK boy who has been on life support for three months have lost the fight to keep their son alive, with a last-minute court hearing ruling the withdrawal of life support for the boy should not be postponed. 7NEWS
boy who has been on life support for three months have lost the fight to keep their son alive, with a last-minute court hearing ruling the withdrawal of life support for the boy should not be postponed beyond Tuesday.
Doctors treating the teen at the Royal London Hospital believe he is brain-dead, and say continued life-support treatment is not in his best interests. One of the appeal judges, Justice Anthony Hayden, described what had happened to Archie as a “tragedy of immeasurable dimensions”, but said medical evidence was “compelling and unanimous” and painted a “bleak” picture. He said continuing treatment would only protract his death.
“We request that this letter is placed before the out-of-hours judge immediately and/or if possible, before Mr Justice Hayden.” According to the BBC, Dance and Battersbee may now ask Supreme Court justices to consider their application for permission to appeal directly.
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